diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 94eed2b..1ac9e77 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -500,4 +500,28 @@
         </resources>
     </build>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deploy</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>